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As you all know, eating gluten-free while traveling can pose certain challenges. In these days, it is not hard to find something to eat that is gluten-free, but it is hard to find the things you want to eat that are gluten-free. Any convenient store has Fritos (only has corn, oil and salt) or Snicker’s bars, also gluten-free, but we all know that while those may be good occasional treats, they aren’t meals.

If you have a lot of space when you travel – such as taking your own car with plenty of room – packing gluten-free necessities isn’t a big deal. However, if you are flying or are limited on space, bringing a lot of your gluten-free “staples” may not be possible. Thankfully most mainstream grocery stores have some sort of gluten-free pasta, cereal, bread, etc – they just may not be the brands you prefer.

We recently ran across this in North Carolina while vacationing. Other than Ener-G bread, we weren’t able to locate any bread. No Udi’s, no Kinnikinnick, nothing. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on some Van’s Gluten-Free Blueberry Waffles at the second grocery store that I hit, so we used those for sandwiches in addition to Food for Life Brown Rice Tortillas. I thought that we would be able to find Gluten-Free Bisquick, but struck out there as well.

Obviously we had access to plenty of produce, rice, protein, dairy & such – it was just the extras and specialty items that we were missing. It really goes to show you how spoiled we are here in Columbus, Ohio with the selections of gluten-free food we have.

We ate most of our meals at the beach house, so dining out wasn’t a big issue. We did visit Margaritaville and got ice cream out from a couple of different places. Margaritaville does have a nice gluten-free menu, including buns for their burgers. However, after the introduction of Udi’s, Rudi’s and Canyon Bakehouse gluten-free buns, these were horrible. I hate to say that, but they had no flavor, bad texture & crumbled easily. I ended up taking the bun off of my sandwich and focusing on the amazing french fries and stealing bites of Jon’s gluten-free brownie sundae.

Volcano Nachos

A lot of the little shops in North Carolina carry Blue Bell ice cream. I was concerned that I hadn’t contacted them previously, but was able to find this list on Gluten-Free Appetite:

Blue Bell Products Suitable for Those Avoiding Gluten

Standard Ice Cream Flavors:

Banana Split

Buttered Pecan

Butter Crunch

Candy Jar

Caramel Turtle Fudge

Century Sundae

Cherry Vanilla

Chocolate Chip

French Vanilla

Homemade Vanilla

Mint Chocolate Chip

Mocha Almond Fudge

Mocha Madness

Moo-llennium Crunch

Natural Vanilla Bean

Peaches & Homemade Vanilla

Pecan Pralines ‘n Cream

Peppermint

Snickerdoodle

Southern Hospitality

Strawberry

Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla

Tin Roof

White Chocolate Almond

Standard Ice Cream Flavors

Banana Split Buttered Pecan

Butter Crunch Candy Jar

Caramel Turtle Fudge Century Sundae

Cherry Vanilla Chocolate Chip

French Vanilla Homemade Vanilla

Mint Chocolate Chip Mocha Almond Fudge

Mocha Madness Moo-llennium Crunch

Natural Vanilla Bean Peaches & Homemade Vanilla

Pecan Pralines ‘n Cream Peppermint

Snickerdoodle Southern Hospitality

Strawberry Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla

Strawberry Cheesecake Tin Roof

White Chocolate Almond

Regional Ice Cream Flavors and No Sugar Added:

Banana Nut

Banana Split (No Sugar Added*)

Black Walnut

Buttered Pecan (No Sugar Added*)

Coffee

Country Vanilla (No Sugar Added*)

Lemon

Dutch Chocolate (No Sugar Added*)

Pineapples & Homemade Vanilla

The Great Divide (No Sugar Added*)

Pistachio Almond

Banana Nut Banana Split

Black Walnut Buttered Pecan

Coffee Country Vanilla

Lemon Dutch Chocolate

Pineapples & Homemade Vanilla The Great Divide

Pistachio Almond

Light Ice Cream Flavors and Market Specific Ice Cream Flavors:

Homemade Vanilla

Café con Leche

Southern Hospitality

Mango

The Great Divide

Mardi Gras

Tropical Paradise

Yogurt Flavors

Banana Split Nonfat

Sherbet Quarts

Country Vanilla Low Fat

Lime

Strawberry Nonfat

Orange

The Great Divide Low Fat

Pineapple

Rainbow

Homemade Vanilla Café con Leche

Southern Hospitality Mango

The Great Divide Mardi Gras

Tropical Paradise

Yogurt Flavors

Banana Split Nonfat Sherbet Quarts

Country Vanilla Low Fat Lime

Strawberry Nonfat Orange

The Great Divide Low Fat Pineapple

Rainbow

*The No Sugar Added uses Aspartame.

I had the Peaches with Homemade Vanilla and fell in love. The peaches were nice, big chunks and the vanilla was one of the best I have ever tasted. Perfect end to a long day on the beach!